Chandigarh, October 19: Non Resident Indians who have property in Chandigarh will now have the right to recover immediate possession of residential building or scheduled building and/or nonresidential buildings by simply applying to the relevant authority for immediate possession. The UT received notification from the Centre regarding the extension of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction (Amendment) Act 2001. An amendment, 13-B, has been added after section 13-A in the notification of the principal Act to bring this in to effect immediately.

The UT Administration had been for long urging the Centre to make provisions or devise a mechanism for safeguarding the properties of the Non Resident Indians (NRIs) located in Chandigarh.

The Administration already has an NRI cell in place which was established to deal expeditiously with the various representations/complaints received from NRIs pertaining to their various grievances/disputes.

Source:- India.Gov